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Wanchai ferry pier under construction

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Wanchai ferry pier under construction
Submitted by 80sKid. View the original image on Flickr.
Authors: 
Argentem
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Hong Kong
1966
Central Reclamation

and soon to be demolished now... 

Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Sunday, January 1, 1967
Gallery: 
1960s Hong Kong
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Submitted by 80sKid on Tue, 2014-04-22 14:32.
here's a photo showing its successor taking shape http://www.wtchan.com.hk/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/DSC_5908.jpg

Submitted by David on Mon, 2015-04-20 17:03.

I've set the date for this photo back to 1967 from 1970. The big grey building in the bottom right corner is the Sincere Insurance Building under construction. It was completed in 1968.

Regards, David

Submitted by David on Mon, 2015-04-20 17:11.

I think the yellow & white building in the bottom-left corner is Caine House. Then there's an empty patch of ground, then another building parallel to Queensway / Hennessy Road. What was that other building called?

Regards, David

Submitted by gw on Tue, 2015-04-21 13:56.

If my memory serves me correctly it was a Police Married Quarters (PMQ).

Submitted by Admin on Tue, 2015-04-21 19:46.

Thanks, I'll make a Place for them.

Regards, David

Submitted by simtang on Fri, 2022-02-04 12:40.

The exact day the new pier started operation was on 1968-3-10

according to news report 大公報, 1968-03-12 of https://mmis.hkpl.gov.hk.

By the way one can see the old pier going to Hunghom and Kowloon city at Tonnochy road not far from the upper right corner.